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at it another way, a lowered Macan
(if you accept that the Panamera is a
lowered Cayenne).
Phil Murphy

Reading the road
Surely Sam Smith’s brief report about
his drive in an old Mercedes from
Tennessee to Seattle is worthy of
a fuller article – or didn’t he have a
camera with him?
Just think – memories of past (car)
loves are often really memories of trips
made in those cars, and a trip like Sam’s
will be something he’ll never forget. Ar-
ticles about such journeys, with insights
into the people and places along the
way, are so much more interesting than
comparisons of supercars, or treatises
about the latest electric – yawn, sorry,
can’t go on.
Richard Corke

That column was a great swansong
from Sam, wasn’t it? And don’t
worry – Sam will continue to
contribute to CAR. BM

Don’t blame the car
With respect to the Toyota GT86
needing more torque to fulfill your
dreams of drifting (Quick Group Test,
March): you’re not drifting it right!
Try a higher cornering speed, one
where you are close to the lateral grip
limit – then stomp on the loud pedal.
Drifting in the true sense is not the
same as power-sliding. The latter is
brute force, and although some people
master it and make it look quite artistic
it will never be as elegant as the former.
Emil Heise

Driver’s cars
Regarding the V12 Ferrari vs Lamborgh-
ini test in the March issue, your first big
question was ‘Intuitive infotainment?’!

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